Museums · London
Hunterian Museum
In or near Covent Garden.
Hunterian Museum — medical museum in London, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Holborn · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Hunterian Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Named after John Hunter. Part of Royal College of Surgeons of England. Wikidata describes it as: "medical museum in London, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.5153°, -0.1158°.
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Official information
The Hunterian Museum, located at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, showcases the art and science of surgery from ancient times to the present. It features an extraordinary collection of specimens from the 18th-century surgeon anatomist John Hunter.
From the Wikipedia article
The Hunterian Museum is a museum of anatomical specimens in London, located in the building of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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Background
History
In 1799 the government purchased the collection of the Scottish surgeon John Hunter which they presented to the college. This formed the basis of the Hunterian Collection, which has since been supplemented by others including an Odontological Collection (curated by A. E. W. Miles until the early 1990s) and the natural history collections of Richard Owen. The first museum building was considered inadequate in terms of space, and was closed in April 1834 to allow for an expansion project which added additional East and West galleries, completed in February 1837. A third room was added in 1852, and two further galleries were added between 1888 and 1892. In May 1941 the college building was…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5153, -0.1158
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- WC2A 3PE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1799
- Annual visitors
- ~85,000/year
- Nearest railway station
- Holborn — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Tuesday to Saturday: 10am – 5pm
- Official site
- www.rcseng.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q48032180 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hunterian Museum, London (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hunterian Collection.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hunterian Museum?
- Hunterian Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode WC2A 3PE), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- What is Hunterian Museum?
- Hunterian Museum — medical museum in London, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Hunterian Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Holborn, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode WC2A 3PE.
- When was Hunterian Museum built?
- Built or established in 1799.
- How do I get to Hunterian Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Holborn, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WC2A 3PE.
- How busy is Hunterian Museum?
- Hunterian Museum draws around 85,000 visitors a year.